You, Me & the Sea

'Immersive and affecting I absolutely loved it! Escaping to the island setting was utter bliss. The love story is beautiful... It is escapism in the best possible way.' - Marian Keyes

Compelling, moving and teeming with feral desire: contemporary story of love and redemption set on a remote, windswept Scottish island from the bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner and The Murder of Harriet Monckton.

Rachel is at crisis point. A series of disastrous decisions has left her with no job, no home, and no faith in herself. But an unexpected job offer takes her to a remote Scottish island, and it feels like a chance to recover and mend her battered self-esteem.

The island's other inhabitants are less than welcoming. Fraser Sutherland is a taciturn loner who is not happy about sharing his lighthouse or his precious coffee beans and Lefty, his unofficial assistant, is a scrawny, scared lad who isn't supposed to be there at all.

Homesick and out of her depth, Rachel wonders whether she's made another mistake. But, as spring turns to summer, the wild beauty of the island captivates her soul. For the first time in years she sees the hope of a better life if only she can break the deadlock between two men who are at war with one another, and with themselves.

'An absolute gem. It's up there with David Nicholls' One Day as an all-time favourite love story now. I can't recommend this wonderful book highly enough.' - Cass Green

‘This is escapism in the best possible way. You, Me & the Sea is such an immersive, affecting novel – I absolutely loved it! Escaping to the island setting was utter bliss. I can't tell you how much happiness the descriptions of the sea, the sky and landscape brought me. The love story is beautiful, I cared so much about both of them. This book gave me a huge amount of comfort at a very tricky time.' – Marian Keyes. 'You, Me and the Sea was perfect escapism and I felt like I was right there, feeling the salty air on my face on the Isle of Must. It is up there for me with David Nicholls' One Day as an all-time favourite love story now. I can't recommend this wonderful book highly enough. It's an absolute gem.' – Cass Green.

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst who lives in Norfolk with her husband and son. Her first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, was Amazon’s Best Book of the Year 2011 and a New York Times bestseller. Now published in 37 countries, it was originally written as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an online challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.She has written a further three psychological thrillers – Revenge of the Tide, Human Remains and Never Alone – and two novels in the DCI Louisa Smith series, Under a Silent Moon and Behind Closed Doors.Next came her highly praised historical novel The Murder of Harriet Monckton (a Sunday Times Summer Read) which is based on the 1843 unsolved murder of a young school teacher in Bromley, Kent.Elizabeth’s latest novel, You, Me and the Sea is a contemporary story of love and redemption set on a remote, windswept Scottish island.

'Immersive and affecting - I absolutely loved it! Escaping to the island setting was utter bliss. The love story is beautiful... It is escapism in the best possible way.' -- Marian Keyes Compelling, moving and teeming with feral desire: contemporary story of love and redemption set on a remote, windswept Scottish island from the bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner and The Murder of Harriet Monckton . Rachel is at crisis point. A series of disastrous decisions has left her with no job, no home, and no faith in herself. But an unexpected job offer takes her to a remote Scottish island, and it feels like a chance to recover and mend her battered self-esteem. The island's other inhabitants are less than welcoming. Fraser Sutherland is a taciturn loner who is not happy about sharing his lighthouse - or his precious coffee beans - and Lefty, his unofficial assistant, is a scrawny, scared lad who isn't supposed to be there at all. Homesick and out of her depth, Rachel wonders whether she's made another mistake. But, as spring turns to summer, the wild beauty of the island captivates her soul. For the first time in years she sees the hope of a better life - if only she can break the deadlock between two men who are at war with one another, and with themselves. 'An absolute gem. It's up there with David Nicholls' One Day as an all-time favourite love story now. I can't recommend this wonderful book highly enough.' -- Cass Green

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